Chapter 6

Haru's eyes were moist with tears. ''Noriko? I-I wanted to say that I'm sorry." He sniffed. "I didn't want to give you the present. I knew there was something bad in it but he made me." He broke into tears, sinking down onto the ground, covering his eyes. Noriko went over to him and crouched down, hugging him tightly.

"It's ok Haru. It's ok." She pulled him to his feet and led him over to the log, sitting him down gently. She sat next to him, taking care not to get her hair on the log.

"Haru, who made you? An enemy ninja?" She had never seen one but Kakashi had told her the stories of them. She also knew that not all enemy ninjas wanted to bring down Konoha.

"N- no. It was Shikamaru." Haru had his hands on his lap, twisting them wildly. "And he said not to tell anyone." His eyes widened in fear. "He said if I did, that- that-" He broke off and put his head in his hands. Noriko's thoughts raced through her head.

'What?! Shikamaru? Why would he do that?!'

"He said he would do what Haru?" Noriko was scared, pulling Haru closer to her, looking at the forest surrounding them. Suddenly there was shouting from inside Haru's house.

"What are they yelling about?" Asked Haru. Noriko stood up. "W-w-wait! Noriko! Where are you going?! Don't leave me here. Dad said not to go inside." He quickly got up and grabbed her hand. "Hey!" She tried to wiggle out of his grasp. He yanked her back to the log. "Please?" He looked at her pleadingly. "I don't want us to get into anymore trouble." She sighed.

"Fine. The shouting stopped anyway."

They sat there on the log, not speaking to each other. The wind steadily increased, making the sky dark, and trees whip back and forth. Noriko turned to Haru and said something to him, but the wind made it impossible to hear.

"What?" He shouted. Noriko pointed to the forest, at a tall tree that might shelter them from the wind. They ran over to it.

"Do you think they're done in there? Maybe something bad happened." Noriko asked Haru. It was still hard to hear but at least they didn't have to shout to be heard. Haru was about to answer when the wind died, as if it had been choked off. There was a wail from off in the distance.

"Maybe we should go inside." Haru said. There was another wail, and this time it sounded louder and closer. They hurried to door and pulled it open. The first thing they saw was the hallway. It was dark and drafty. They quietly took off their shoes, not making a sound. It was silent. Haru grabbed a candle that was lying on the floor, it's wax spilling out. They looked at each other, scared.

"Um, dad?" Haru called out softly. There was no answer. They continued down the hallway to the living room. They stopped dead in their tracks. Noriko let out a scream.

"Dad?!" Kakashi and Kiba were both sprawled on the floor covered in blood. Haru ran over to Kiba, setting the candle on the floor. "Dad? Dad!" Noriko sank to her knees, tears in her eyes.

"W-what happened?" She said. She crawled over to Kakashi, shaking his shoulder slightly. "He- he won't wake up," she whispered to herself.

"We should get someone." said Haru. "We need help." His eyes were wide and he was shaking all over. Noriko looked up.

"Did you hear that?" She slowly got up. "I think someone opened the door." Haru got up with her.

"W-what are you talking about?" His eyes darted back and forth.

"I think some one opened the door!" Noriko whispered furiously. "Now shut up and follow me."

"But!-"

"Silently!" They left their parents and crept to the door. "Aha!" said Noriko. The door was open, letting in the bone-chilling wind.

"Noriko, I don't think it's a good idea to go out there. Someone could be lurking out there, waiting to kill you."

"Haru. Shut. Up. It's fine. Stay here if you're that scared." She glared at him. He glared defiantly back at her.

"Fine." She started to turn around, but Haru gave her a hug. "Please come back. Please." She turned around and smiled at him.

"Of course I will."

Noriko stepped out over the threshold. In only a matter of minutes they sky had gone from a light blue to a dark indigo. She tried shut the door behind her but Haru blocked the door with his foot.

"Haru,don't be difficult. Please." He sighed. "Fine."

She started on her way to the village. 'First I'll get Tsunade, and Naruto. And...' She lost her trail of thoughts. Snap! There was a loud sound behind her. She came to a halt and turned around. "Who's there?!" She squinted in the dark, trying to see who or what was there.

Someone walked out of the shadows. It was a man, with silver gray hair and purple eyes, just like Noriko. He wasn't wearing normal ninja attire. He was dressed in a long black clock with red and white clouds on it. On his back was big 3 bladed scythe. Noriko was stunned. There was more snapping, and someone else came out to stand beside him. It was Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru?!" Noriko knew that Haru had said Shikamaru was responsible for the bomb, but she didn't want to believe it.

"Hm. She's small and scrawny. Are you sure she's mine?" The silver haired man stared at her coldly. 'What?! What is he talking about?' Noriko took a step back.

"Yes." Shikamaru said. "100% sure."

"Oh well." He looked her over. "Alright. Come here." He said to Noriko.

"What?!" She took another step back. "I-I'm not going anywhere with you!"

He sighed. "Don't make this difficult," he said.

"No!" She turned around and started to run but ran into someone. It was him. She fell down and looked up at him.

"I said not to make this fucking hard."

He scooped her up, her back to him, holding her arms down.

Noriko screamed. "Let me go!"

He whipped out a handkerchief out from under his cloak. He pressed it to her face, smothering her and cutting off her screams. It smelled like chemicals to Noriko, and she soon hung her head and was still. Whatever was in the handkerchief had knocked her out. He slung her over his shoulder and looked over at Shikamaru.

"You better not fucking squeal." And poof, they were both gone.

I know I made mistakes. IM NOT JK ROWLING DONT JUDGE ME pls review!